ABOUT TDI

Teacher Development Interactive (TDI) is an interactive online course to train and certify teachers to deliver effective instruction in English as a foreign language.

With Teacher Development Interactive you will learn with the very best instructors. Each online module focuses on a different teaching skill and is taught by a leading expert in that particular field. Because Teacher Development Interactive is online, you can complete each module on your own time, at your own pace from anywhere you have access to the internet.

TDI offers two study options:

ONLINE FACILITATED

Includes support from an online facilitator, who guides the class and reviews your written assignments.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELT

FUNDAMENTALS OF

TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS

SPEAKING

LISTENING

READING

PREPARING FOR THE

TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TEST

Authors

Xóchitl Arvizu

Xóchitl Arvizu has a master’s degree in Education from the University of Exeter, UK. She has been an EFL teacher for over 18 years. During that time, she has taught students at all levels, from children to adults, and has been a teacher trainer for the past 12 years. She holds the C.P.E., C.O.T.E. and D.O.T.E. with distinction in language and methodology.

Allen Ascher

Allen Ascher has been a teacher and teacher trainer in both China and the United States, as well as an administrator and a publisher. Mr. Ascher specialized in teaching listening and speaking at the Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute; to hotel workers at a major international hotel in China; and to Japanese students from Chubu University studying English at Ohio University. In New York, Mr. Ascher taught students of all language backgrounds and abilities at the City University of New York, and trained teachers in the TESOL Certificate Program at the New School. He was also the academic director of the International English Language Institute at Hunter College. Allen Ascher is co-author of the Top Notch series.

H. Douglas Brown

H. Douglas Brown Ph.D., is Professor of English at San Francisco State University, where he was the director of the American Language Institute. Previously, he taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois. He was the president of TESOL International in 1980-81. Professor Brown has lectured across the United States and internationally. Some of his publications include Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, and Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy, both published by Longman.

Rebecca York Hanlon/ Stephen Martin Hanlon

Rebecca York Hanlon Rebecca York Hanlon received her master’s degree in Music from the University of Redlands, California. She has been teaching children for more than 25 years. In addition to teaching English, she has been a school principal, curriculum developer, teacher trainer, songwriter, and author. Currently she is a co-author of the international series Hip Hip Hooray!, My ABC Storybook, and Tops.

Stephen Martin Hanlon received bachelor’s degrees in Music and Spanish from the University of Redlands, California. While attending the university, he began his ESL career, teaching a public speaking course to Korean, Japanese, and Malaysian students. After moving to Taiwan, he continued his EFL/ESL career teaching kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school students. Currently he is a co-author of the series Hip Hip Hooray!, My ABC Storybook, and Tops.

Jeremy Harmer

Jeremy Harmer has taught in Mexico and the United Kingdom, and is currently on the faculty for the MA TESOL at the New School University, New York. He has trained teachers and offered seminars all over the world. A writer of both course material and methodology, he is the author of the methodology titles How to Teach Writing (2004); the new, extensively revised second edition of How to Teach English (2007); and the new fourth edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching (2007), all published by Pearson Education Ltd. He is the general editor of the Longman “How to” methodology list.

Susan Hillyard

Susan Hillyard is a renowned author and teacher trainer who has worked in 15 countries teaching classroom and online courses on methodology. She has taught at such places as the Norwich Institute of Language Education and the MA TESOL program at the New School University in New York.

Hilda Martínez

Hilda Martínez has taught English at all levels since 1988. She has a degree in Marketing and holds the C.O.T.E. with distinction. She has been a teacher trainer since 1995, and has authored course books for students and teachers in primary and secondary schools in Mexico. For the last 10 years, she has been working as an academic consultant in English Language Teaching.

David Nunan

David Nunan is an internationally known applied linguist, lecturer, and author who has taught in Australia, Asia, the UK and the US. Currently the dean of the Graduate School of Education at Anaheim University, California, Dr. Nunan is the author and co-author of numerous professional books and articles, as well as several textbooks.

Diane Pinkley

Diane Pinkley is a highly acclaimed author and educator who has trained teachers all over the world for 25 years. Ms. Pinkley has directed programs at Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York, and at the Institute of North American Studies in Badaloma, Spain. She is the co-author of Backpack, Parade, and Spin.

Jack C. Richards

Jack C. Richards is a teacher educator and author who has worked in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 30 years. He has held senior academic positions in Hong Kong, Hawaii, New Zealand and Singapore, and has conducted workshops and seminars worldwide. His primary interests are in language teaching methodology, materials design, and teacher education, areas in which he has published many articles and books. He has also authored many widely used classroom texts for second language learners and is the co-author of the Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. In addition, Jack Richards is the author of the Interchange series.

María Victoria Saumell

María Victoria Saumell holds a diploma in Theory and Methodology of TESOL and has taught in Argentina for the past 20 years. Ms. Saumell is presently the coordinator of the EFL section at the Instituto San Francisco de Asís, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1. Complete your coursework and take the final exam. The final exam can be taken only once.

2. Once you have taken the final exam, your results will be tabulated.

3. Upon completion of any four modules with a total score of 75% or higher, Pearson will send you an electronic First TEFL Certificate from the ELT Institute at Hunter College, City University of New York. This process takes four to six weeks.

Note: This professional development module is not part of a degree program. It is intended to be used for professional advancement. Those seeking to satisfy any degree requirements, state credentials, or local school district requirements by completing this module should consult their local education authorities.